Buscot Wick Oxfordshire Map

About Buscot Wick

Buscot Wick, a quiet corner of Oxfordshire, unfolds beside the gentle sweep of the River Thames. It lies 1.8 km south-south-east of Lechlade-on-Thames (from Lechlade-on-Thames: bearing 169°T, OS grid SU 217 977), and is situated west of Buscot village. This hamlet, a scattering of dwellings rather than a sprawling settlement, breathes the soft air of the Vale of White Horse, where the land often lies low and receptive to the sky's moods. The nearby river, a ribbon of silver under a wide, changeable English firmament, has shaped the character of Buscot Wick for generations, its waters reflecting the slow drift of clouds and the patient growth of riverside willows. The quietude here is profound, a silence broken only by the murmur of the wind through reeds or the distant lowing of cattle grazing in fields that have seen the same sun rise and set for centuries. It is a place where the passage of time feels less like a relentless march and more like the gradual deepening of a river's course.

About This Buscot Wick Map Page

Explore Buscot Wick, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.678513, -1.687167. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.